Wine exports increased by 1.9 percent in 2014 in both volume and value prompting debate on the value of the industry as an investment.
Paul Vine, partner in the Amsterdam office of global legal practice at Norton Rose Fulbright, looks at the history of the Common Agriculture Policy and provides some thoughts on new policy's impact on agricultural investment.
Falling oil prices will feed into food prices, according to Rabobank. This should push agri managers into niche agri products, argues Emma Cowan, an agribusiness consultant.
The sustainable investment specialist is predicting a 17% growth rate in the US precision agri market.
Timberland assets are approaching the return levels of property assets in the US, according to The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries.
The independent policy think tank has produced a report entitled ‘The corporate takeover of Ukrainian agriculture’ which examines investments into the sector since 2010.
A strategic review of the investment landscape across the food and agriculture asset class with up-to-date analysis of the major asset categories.
A recent data report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association puts venture capital investment into agriculture at $175m in 2014.
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Food Security Index showed an average improvement across the globe in 2014.
The term sustainability has been tarnished by too many broad applications of it, according to a recent white paper by Promar International.